Melinda Sanchez Garcia, PA
Physician Assistant · Fullerton, CA
Melinda Sanchez Garcia, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Fullerton, California, and NPI 1437226263, issued on Nov 29, 2006. Check the license (California PA17210, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Sanchez Garcia
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA17210 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA 92835
- Phone
- (714) 992-3965
- Enumerated
- Nov 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- PA17210 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070314000606); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melinda Sanchez Garcia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA17210Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
564 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azelastine Hcl43 claims
- Cephalexin33 claims
- Prednisone27 claims
- Meloxicam26 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa24 claims
- Azithromycin16 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupChino, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda Sanchez Garcia among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Melinda Sanchez Garcia, PA is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
138 physician assistant records list a practice address in Fullerton
They are 138 of the 5,437 NPPES records with a practice address in Fullerton, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melinda Sanchez Garcia, PA's NPI number?
Melinda Sanchez Garcia, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437226263, issued on Nov 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Sanchez Garcia, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 E Valencia Mesa Dr, Fullerton, CA, 92835. Phone: (714) 992-3965. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Sanchez Garcia, PA's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA17210, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda Sanchez Garcia, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Sanchez Garcia, PA had 564 Medicare Part D claims for 311 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.